Soccer Star Beaten In Brawl

In a story that will do little to help the perception of English soccer fans on this side of the Atlantic, Newcastle Defender Danny Simpson was beaten and left unconscious in a Manchester street. The Premier League player was assaulted after a tussle in line for carry out food, where he punched an older man following a confrontation. Simpson then attempted to get into a cab, but was pulled out and beaten bloody by an off-duty bouncer. As you would expect with a soccer star, Simpson went down after taking a single punch, though video evidence seems to prove that, for once, no flopping was involved.